Eastern Mennonite School 2025 graduates stage long lasting prank
EMS celebrates its 107th graduating class with a prank leaving hundreds of plastic babies and baby photos around the school. Emelia Ritchie led the idea to create a lasting mark, saying she wanted something that would endure over years. The seniors recall trips, sports and chapel that bonded them as a class.
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Eastern Mennonite School
Harrisonburg
Emelia Ritchie
Ritchie
County eyes plan to curb antisemitism in schools
Rockingham County School Board weighs implementing Gov. Youngkin Executive Order 48 to fight antisemitism in Virginia schools. Board members Hollie Cave and Matt Cross propose a mandatory 11th grade trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Rockingham County
Glenn Youngkin
Virginia
Hollie Cave
Matt Cross
Broadway High School
Cross
Larry Shifflett
Cave
Spotswood
Jordan River
Traditions Family Restaurant Closes After 23 Years
Traditions Family Restaurant at Mount Clinton Pike near Eastern Mennonite University shut down over the weekend after opening in 2001. Owner Kayla Smith thanked customers for years of support and invited patrons to say goodbye this week. A sign said “Sorry, closed” when doors opened Sunday, and posts indicated the restaurant had sold out stock and planned to close after lunch.
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Harrisonburg
Mount Clinton Pike
Eastern Mennonite University
Kayla Smith
Smith
Bailey Falk
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